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This set of Indian Evidence Act Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Evidence Act Set 3

Q1 | A retracted confession
  • can be made solely the basis of conviction
  • cannot be made solely the basis of conviction under any circumstances
  • can not be made solely the basis of conviction unless the same is corroborated
  • both (a) & (c) are incorrect.
Q2 | A confession made by a person while in police custody is inadmissible as per
  • section 25 of evidence act
  • section 26 of evidence act
  • section 27 of evidence act
  • section 30 of evidence act.
Q3 | A confession made while in police custody is admissible under section 26 of EvidenceAct
  • if made in the presence of a doctor
  • if made in the presence of a captain of a vessel
  • if made in the presence of a magistrate
  • all the above.
Q4 | A section 27 control
  • section 24 of evidence act
  • section 25 of evidence act
  • section 26 of evidence act
  • all the above.
Q5 | Under section 27 of Evidence Act, ‘discovery of fact’ includes
  • the object found
  • the place from where it is produced
  • both (a) & (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q6 | Section 27 of Evidence Act applies
  • when the person giving information is an accused but not in police custody
  • when the person giving information is an accused and is in police custody
  • when the person is in police custody but not an accused
  • when the person is neither in police custody nor an accused.
Q7 | Under section 27 of Evidence Act
  • the whole statement is admissible
  • only that portion which distinctly relates to the discovery is admissible
  • both are admissible depending on the facts & circumstances of the case
  • only (a) & not (b).
Q8 | Facts discovered in consequences of a joint information
  • are not admissible and can not be used against any of the accused person
  • are admissible and can be used against any one of the accused person
  • are admissible and can be used against all the accused persons
  • both (a) & (c) are correct.
Q9 | Confession of an accused is admissible against the other co-accused
  • under section 28 of evidence act
  • under section 29 of evidence act
  • under section 30 of evidence act
  • under section 31 of evidence act.
Q10 | Confession of one accused is admissible against co-accused
  • if they are tried jointly for the same offences
  • if they are tried jointly for different offences
  • if they are tried for the same offences but not jointly
  • if they are tried for different offences and not jointly.
Q11 | ‘Necessity rule’ as to the admissibility of evidence is contained in
  • section 31 of evidence act
  • section 32 of evidence act
  • section 60 of evidence act
  • section 61 of evidence act.
Q12 | Under section 32 of Evidence Act, a statement of a person who is dead, to be admissible
  • must relate to the cause of his own death
  • may relate to the cause of someone else’ death .
  • may relate to the cause of his own death or someone else’ death
  • both (b) & (c) are correct.
Q13 | The person whose statement is admitted under section 32 of Evidence Act
  • must be competent to testify
  • need not be competent to testify
  • may or may not be competent to testify
  • only (a) is correct and (b) & (c) are incorrect.
Q14 | A dying declaration is admissible
  • only in criminal proceedings
  • only in civil proceedings
  • in civil as well as criminal proceedings ‘both
  • in criminal proceedings alone 8: not in civil proceedings.
Q15 | A dying declaration
  • can form the sole basis of conviction without any corroboration by independent evidence
  • can form the basis of conviction only on corroboration by independent witness
  • cannot form the sole basis of conviction unless corroborated by independent witness
  • only (b) & (c) are correct.
Q16 | A dying declaration to be admissible
  • must be made before a magistrate
  • must be made before the police officer
  • may be made before a doctor or a private person
  • may be made either before a magistrate or a police officer or a doctor or a private person.
Q17 | Declaration in course of business are admissible
  • under section 32(1) of evidence act
  • under section 32(2) of evidence act
  • under section 32(4) of evidence act
  • under section 32(7) of evidence act.
Q18 | Declaration as to custom are admissible
  • under section 32(1) of evidence act
  • under section 32(2) of evidence act
  • under section 32(4) of evidence act
  • under section 32(7) of evidence act.
Q19 | Under section 32(4) of Evidence Act, the declaration
  • as to public rights & customs are admissible
  • as to private rights & customs are admissible k
  • as to both public and private rights and customs are admissible v
  • only as to customs are admissible.
Q20 | Opinions of experts are relevant
  • under section 45 of evidence act
  • under section 46 of evidence act
  • under section 47 of evidence act
  • under section 48 of evidence act.
Q21 | Under section 45 of Evidence Act, the opinion of expert can be for
  • identity of hand writing
  • identity of finger impression
  • both (a) & (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q22 | Under section 45 of Evidence Act the opinion of expert can be on the question of
  • indian law
  • foreign law
  • both (a) 8: (b)
  • only (a) 8: not (b).
Q23 | Opinion of an ‘ expert under section 45 of Evidence Act
  • is a conclusive proof
  • is not a conclusive proof
  • is supportive 8: corroborative in nature
  • either (a) or (c).
Q24 | The res inter alia acta is receivable
  • under section 45 of evidence act
  • under section 46 of evidence act
  • under section 47 of evidence act
  • under section 48 of evidence act.
Q25 | Entries in the books of accounts regularly kept in the course of business are admissibleunder section 34 of Evidence Act
  • if they by themselves create a liability
  • if they by themselves do not create a liability
  • irrespective of whether they themselves create a liability or not
  • either (a) or (b). \